Honda

Advantages: Knowledgable staff who treat you like a human being
Disadvantages: none

...purchased a car from a Honda dealership in Inverness, part of the Macrea and Dick chain and thought I would share my experience with you. The car review is else where on the site. First impressions... I started off as most of us do at the car dealers, walking round the forecourt looking at the cars, peering in the windows and wishing i had more money!!! At other garages i have visited lately, i would have been jumped on the moment i got out of ...
...My first impression of the Honda Dealership building was WOW. Its a modern design, with huge glass walls almost all the way round leading up to a silver roof, its stunning and wouldnt look out of place as a 'modern' house. And all that glass was clean, and i mean clean, we checked to see if we could find any smears or dirt or bird stuff, this turned into a bit of a competiton, but we couldn't find any. Inside was just as well kept, no dirt, no smears, ... Read review

Advantages: Fuel economy, performance, accommodation, dealer friendliness.
Disadvantages: Minor niggles, servicing cost can be high, rattles.

We bought our Honda Civic 1.5i VTEC-E in 1997 when it was 7 months old, but just had delivery mileage. Our local Perth dealer (Weir Honda) were offering what was a nearly new car with around £1500 off the new price. We knew from looking at comparative prices that this was a good deal and managed to get mudflaps and carpet mats fitted as well. Broadly the experience has been very good - the dealer has been helpful in sorting out several minor problems. ...
...minor adjustment), a missing jacking point on the rear nearside, a silencer which gave out after 2 years' use, squeaky ventilation fan and a stuck sunroof (x2). None of these prevented the car from running and all were fixed free of charge. In the case of the silncer they really did not have to do this but decided to offer a replacement ex-gratia. In terms of running it offers excellent fuel economy at an average 40-42mpg, with the engine tuned ... Read review

Advantages: It's next to the largest M&S in Sussex
Disadvantages: Cramped, lousy parking, invisible service dept.

...to write about our local Honda dealer - Brighton Honda. You have to have a certain amount of sympathy with this outfit, they did not know me from Adam and when I walk into a car dealer I make it my business to know just a little bit about the product that I or my company are going to pay £20,000 for. However this started badly, yes I was after a new Accord Diesel, yes it had only been on the market for a month or so but not being able to source ...
...of a demonstrator from another Honda dealer (John Coopers at Ferring, who in hindsight, would have been a much more professional set up to deal with). Brighton Honda thought that a ten minute run in a Tourer (that's the heavier estate model) with 8 miles on the clock, on trade plates would suffice. At the end of the day, having obtained three quotes Brighton Honda did come up with the best price by a couple of hundred pounds - money that would have ... Read review

Advantages: Good reliable and well designed cars on the whole...
Disadvantages: Dodgy dealers (varies from place to place). There is only normally one franchised dealer in most towns outside London. This means that the dealers get away with a lot!!!

I have been a Honda driver for many years and have found that the cars are on the whole very reliable. However, I have to say that I have never been too happy with the dealer network. One draw back is that most towns have only one approved Honda dealer that monopolises the area. This often means that they can get away with bad service as consumers in the local area have little choice. Especially if they want to maintain their warranty. You will be ...
...4" service done at DeVries Honda in Hull. This costs GBP 200. Not too cheap but it was the top level service that on paper seemed to check, replace, adjust, and clean a whole load of stuff. Part of the service should include replacing the spark plugs and air filter. Fairly straight forward tasks. On getting my car back home I popped the bonnet (to check something else). I found that the cover and its bolts over the engine were still dusty. This would ... Read review

Advantages: Superb quality service and very friendly staff
Disadvantages: None

I have always found the quality of service at my local devries to be the best I have ever experienced. The customer care and after sales service have always been great. An example of this was during a recent MOT they informed me of a fault in my Air Conditioning (which I had not noticed). The then informed me that this would be repaired for free under the terms of my extended warrenty. This was a breath of fresh air compared to dealerships I have ...
...on time and they are always there as backup incase you have any problems of queries. Bob the sales manager was kind and sincere and gave a very friendly attitude. He dealt with any issues I had very quickly and appropriately. The reception staff are always warm and friendly, and will assist you in every way they can. I have only had small dealings with the sales team, but whenever I have spoken to them they have been helpful. Overall they offer ... Read review

Advantages: Engine. Refinement. Comfort. Paintwork.
Disadvantages: Price. Styling. Boot. Interior.

...TITLE EXPLANATION Anyone remotely interested in cars cannot failed to have seen Honda's strap-line for their new Accord; "if it is difficult……it is worth doing", supposedly a quote from Mr Honda himself. I am not quite sure as to what this refers; I rather think that the difficulty lay in developing an improved car from the already very good previous one! I feel it only fair to pre-empt this review by saying that this particular model is the exact replacement for my own car - the Honda Accord 2.2 i-CTDi Executive. Effectively this is a new car, launched, in the UK, at the Company Car in Action event which my wife and I attended a couple of months ago. WHAT IS IT? The Accord is a very long standing and well known model in Honda's line-up. Other model names; Carina, Cavalier, Cortina, Xantia, 80, 626 now Vectra even, have come... Read review

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Advantages: Great Transmission. Smooth Engine. Low Running Costs. Hugely Spacious Interior. Build Quality.
Disadvantages: Messy Dashboard Styling. Uninspiring Exterior Styling.

...WHAT IS IT? The Jazz is Honda's entry into the highly contested and ever popular "supermini" market. It is a five door hatchback, a very simple range to choose from as there are no variants; saloon, convertible etc, all Jazz models therefore share the same "two box" styling. For those of you to whom it may be important, the dimensions are as follows: Length 3845mm x Width 1878mm x Height 1525mm. It is therefore a fairly short, yet wide and tall small car, having a tardis affect inside where it seems much larger than you would think looking at the car sitting next to the pavement. There are any number of competitors from Japanese, Korean and European countries, probably its' most likely competition can be found in the form of the Ford Fiesta, Mitsubishi Colt, Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Corsa, all of which offer a much larger... Read review

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Advantages: Fresh, economical, it's a Honda with legendary reliability!
Disadvantages: Rear window, motorway road noise, 'plasticky' body parts

...Brand new Civic 2007, correct as of 05/08/2007 My gard... a Honda Civic not aimed at the old fogeys of middle class England? This is a car worth checking out. As a test I actually took this car and showed it to a few senior citizens who themselves own Hondas, mainly the Honda “mid-life crisis” 4x4 CR-V. I am happy to report that after 3 hours of speculating and afternoon napping, they did not like it at all. That, therefore, means that this car is officially cool. I got this car because the Type-R was way more expensive, was in a higher insurance group and costed more to pay tax for to be on the road. The car I have here is the 5 door 1.8l i-VTEC ES version, not the SE. Let’s face it, although SE costs around £1000 less, it has much less in features and doesn’t have the glass roof! SE doesn’t have cruise control as standard... Read review

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